take one's leave
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“You know that it is bad form to take one’s leave without saying ‘adieu,’ and believe me,” and he again laughed, “I thank you for your lavish reception in honor of the fake lord.”
From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Rice, Alfred Ernest
What was there to do on a last day but look and note, and watch, and take one's leave?
From The Happy Foreigner by Bagnold, Enid
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